As we step into 2026, Sportily is looking forward in hopeful anticipation and looking back to celebrate all that was good in the previous year. Sportily is creating a networkContinue reading
Tag: Faith
Your guide to sharing faith this Lent
The most important thing is to be open and to be sharing the stories of Jesus at work in our lives with the people around us.
Using social media well: lessons from clergy on the digital frontline
As the landscape of social media changes, the question of how the Church could best use social media is an increasingly important one. If platforms like Tiktok, Facebook, LinkedIn andContinue reading
Local carpenter builds his own pool for baptism
A carpenter from Lower Quinton has been baptised in a pool that he constructed himself. Harry Malin, who runs H.M Carpentry, was baptised by the Revd Jay Niblett during theContinue reading
Youth Alpha
Join a conversation on life, faith and purpose. Explore the Christian faith, on your terms. Each session unpacks one main topic, and is designed to spark conversation. Come along, seeContinue reading
CALLED to LIVE – Sunday to Saturday
In the comfort of your own home, via Zoom, Pauline Godfrey will offer you a reflective space to consider how you are living out your faith from Sunday to SaturdayContinue reading
CALLED to LIVE – Sunday to Saturday (Taster session)
In the comfort of your own home, via Zoom, Pauline Godfrey will offer you a reflective space to consider how you are living out your faith from Sunday to SaturdayContinue reading
Exciting new training opportunity for Children, Youth and Families Ministry
For anyone involved with Children, Youth and Families ministry in the Diocese of Gloucester. More than an ideas factory, the ‘Introduction to Christian Ministry’ course is an opportunity to goContinue reading
Live updates from the Big Mission Weekend: Strength in faith- Rosalind’s journey through grief
When Rosalind’s husband Chris died leaving her with one-year-old triplets, Rosalind discovered the power of Christian hope in times of great grief. Rosalind and Chris desperately wanted children but afterContinue reading
Archbishop visit: Cathedral service and be part of our scratch choir
The Big Mission Weekend with the Archbishop of Canterbury Cathedral service and be part of our scratch choir As you hopefully know, the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Revd JustinContinue reading
Young people invited to try bell ringing
Bell ringers from the Gloucester and Bristol Diocesan Association of Church Bell Ringers (G&BDACBR) are encouraging young people to give church bell ringing a try.
Bishop Rachel welcomes guests at Saturday Kitchen
For one hour each Saturday, the Wesley Room at St Matthew’s Church in Cheltenham opens up to serve vulnerable people in the town with a hot meal, friendly welcome andContinue reading
Message from Bishop Robert, 12 December 2023
We are now firmly in these days that are Christmas and yet, of course, not quite Christmas yet. In church, there are still two more candles to light on the Advent crown, while already we welcome so many to sing carols and hear again the message of the angels.
A Christmas message for children and families from Bishop Rachel
Please share this video Christmas message for 2023 with children and families that you know. The words that Bishop Rachel says are written below the video. I hopeContinue reading
Message from the Revd Canon Dr Sandra Millar, 24 October 2023
A colleague was telling me recently how she had spent a whole day convinced that it was Tuesday, only to be assured in the late evening that it really was Thursday after all. How often we use phrases like ‘the last week has gone so quickly’ or ‘it feels like years since the holiday’? Time, and how we measure it, is strange. But time and how we feel it can be even stranger.
Faith Journeys, children, young people and more
This seminar will be led by professional research company 9:dot research. Benita Hewitt will share insights from a whole range of research looking at key themes that emerge as weContinue reading
Young people celebrate faith and friendship at summer party
Sunday 17 September saw children and young people from the worshipping community at St James’ Quedgeley come together to celebrate the end of the summer holidays. The children were allContinue reading
Rugby – an evasion sport with the potential to encounter God
Ahead of the Men’s Rugby Union World Cup, starting 8 September, Richard Witham, Head of Sport and Faith for Sportily, shares how his passion for the sport links with hisContinue reading
“I’ve learned if you ever want something to go well, you pray first.”
Thursday 18 May saw the start of this year’s Thy Kingdom Come prayer initiative. Worshipping communities are praying in various ways across the Diocese, from prayer breakfasts and walks toContinue reading
Stroudwater churches take Table Talk to the pub
During Lent, churches in and around Stonehouse have been meeting weekly on a Monday night at the Woolpack Inn, a local pub in Stonehouse, for Table Talk. At this informalContinue reading
OneDiocese blog: How Madiy lives out her faith through sustainable fashion
The fashion industry has been in the spotlight in recent years due to the negative impact it has on climate change and the people working within it. Madiy Warner, fromContinue reading
Baptism celebrations and sharing stories at St Matt’s and the Minster
St Matt’s in Cheltenham is celebrating as eight people were baptised into the church family at the weekend. Four young people and four adults came from a variety of differentContinue reading
LIFE Together 2022: Some highlights
It’s been a year since we focused the spotlight of our LIFE vision into the five areas of the LIFE Together vision. We’re seeking to live ‘life in all itsContinue reading
“Young people are exactly the right people to engage their peers with God”: Barrie Voyce
Barrie Voyce, Senior Youth Connector at the Diocese of Gloucester, comments on findings from a new research report confirming that – regarding faith – young people are most influenced byContinue reading
